surgery, plastic

"A biography of the plastic surgeon Harold Gillies with an emphasis on the development of plastic surgery during WWI"--Provided by publisher.

A guide to deciding on what kind plastic surgery is best.

Jack launches a full-scale protest when his best friend Leah announces her plans to get plastic surgery for her sixteenth birthday, and though he gets a lot of attention, things turn violent when someone else takes up the cause, and Jack must give a lot of thought to what he wants to do next.

". . . traces the genesis of Andrea Dorfman's self-image--from the carefree days of her childhood to the gut-wrenching awkwardness of her adolescence, and beyond--as she navigates her romantic relationship with a plastic surgeon and her feelings surrounding her own self image [and] her notion that cosmetic surgery makes people feel flawed"--Provided by publisher.

Tally's perfect life as a Pretty is disrupted when she receives a letter from herself, written when she was an Ugly, reminding her of the promise she made to take a drug developed to cure the brain lesions that keep the Pretties shallow and happy--and when she takes the pills, she becomes a target of those determined to keep Pretty society carefree.

In 2009, nearly 210,000 cosmetic surgery procedures were performed on teens between the ages of thirteen and nineteen. The top five procedures performed were nose reshaping, breast reduction in men, breast augmentation, ear surgery, and liposuction. A driving factor for these surgeries-then and today-is the desire to fit in, and to correct what are seen as imperfections. This book serves as a friendly guide, teaching teens about the risks and dangers involved in cosmetic surgery, while dispelling many lingering myths. Readers who are hard-set on surgery are instructed about insurance coverage and costs, and how to find a qualified surgeon.

Tally's perfect life as a Pretty is disrupted when she receives a letter from herself, written when she was an Ugly, reminding her of the promise she made to take a drug developed to cure the brain lesions that keep the Pretties shallow and happy--and when she takes the pills, she becomes a target of those determined to keep Pretty society carefree.

"High schooler Allie, who has long wanted to get plastic surgery, becomes online friends with two other girls who share her obsession"--Provided by publisher.

Provides basic consumer health information about cosmetic surgery to enhance appearance or correct defects due to congenital disorders, disease, or trauma. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.

Examines why so many American women are driven to have plastic surgery, drawing on the author's twenty-five years as a plastic surgeon to explore the myths and misconceptions about cosmetic surgery and the women that have it.